Cricketer Yuvraj Singh, eminent writer Anita Desai and noted painter Sunil Das could not make it to the ceremony.

Speaking after the ceremony, actor Paresh Rawal, who is contesting on BJP ticket from Ahmedabad-East Lok Sabha seat, said he was feeling honoured at being conferred Padma Shri.

The President presented one Padma Vibhushan, 11 Padma Bhushan and 44 Padma Shri awards on Saturday at the ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, President's Secretariat said.

Renowned yoga guru Bellur Krishnamachar Sundaraja Iyenger, who took the ancient Indian exercises to modern world making them a global phenomenon, was conferred the Padma Vibhushan which is the highest honour in the Padma awards.

Name of Late Chief Justice of India J S Verma, whose family had refused to accept Padma Bhushan, was missing from the list of awardees conferred with the civil honours

Of the 127 people, who were conferred with Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri on the eve of this year's Republic day, 66 were already honoured with the awards by the President at a special function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on March 31.

Professor Emeritus University of Tokyo and scholar in Indian philosophy Sengaku Mayeda amd author of "The emperor of all maladies: A biography of cancer" and US-based oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee have also been conferred with Padma Shri.